Port Vale 0-4 Morecambe
Port Vale 0-4 Morecambe: Micky Adams’ side failed to score for the first time this season as an awful Valints performance handed Morecambe a deserved 4-0 away win.
Seasons
Port Vale 3-0 Northampton Town
Port Vale 3-0 Northampton Town: the Valiants broke a record that had stood from 1958 as they scored in their fifteenth successive game and to celebrate even that rarest of scorers- Anthony Griffith – got onto the scoresheet.
Gillingham 1-1 Port Vale
Gillingham 1-1 Port Vale: Marc Richards scored his fourth of the season, but a controversial retaken penalty handed Gillingham a draw as the League Two encounter at the Priestfield ended all-square.
Port Vale 2-0 Rotherham
Port Vale 2-0 Rotherham: Marc Richards took his tally to three for the season with a double strike against Rotherham United on his return from suspension.
Crewe 1-1 Port Vale
Crewe 1-1 Port Vale: Striker Tom Pope scored against his former club as Micky Adams’ side shared the points with their South Cheshire rivals.
Port Vale 2-3 Shrewsbury Town
Port Vale 2-3 Shrewsbury: Ben Williamson struck his first goals in the Football League but it was to no avail as the Valiants lost at home to Shrewsbury.
Port Vale 3-2 Bradford City
Port Vale 3-2 Bradford: Tom Pope was Bradford City’s nemesis for a second season after he scored a last-ditch winner in a thrilling midweek game.
Plymouth 0-2 Port Vale
Plymouth 0-2 Port Vale: Captain Marc Richards was controversially sent-off as Vale bounced back from defeats to Wimbledon and Southend with a 2-0 win over struggling Plymouth.
AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Port Vale
Wimbledon 3-2 Port Vale: Sam Morsy scored his first of the season and Stuart Tomlinson saved a penalty but it was not enough as Vale lost their second league game in a row by a scoreline of 2-3.
Tranmere 1-1 Port Vale (4-2 pens)
Tranmere 1-1 Port Vale: Rob Taylor’s first goal of the season was overshadowed by what appeared to be a serious injury to Lewis Haldane as Vale went out of the Johnstone’s Paints Trophy.
Port Vale 2-3 Southend Utd
Port Vale 2-3 Southend: Doug Loft reached four goals for the season, but it was not enough for the Valiants as they suffered their first defeat of the season.
Port Vale 4-1 Accrington
Port Vale 4-1 Accrington: Sean Rigg hit two and Tom Pope notched his first goal of the season as Vale swept aside Accrington to secure an emphatic first home win.
Burton Albion 1-1 Port Vale
Burton 1-1 Port Vale: Doug Loft’s second goal of the season earnt Vale an away point after the Valiants drew 1-1 with Burton Albion.
Barnet 1-3 Port Vale
Barnet 1-3 Port Vale: Sean Rigg scored twice in a rare start as a striker as Port Vale secured a fine away victory at Barnet,
Port Vale 2-4 Huddersfield Town
Port Vale 2-4 Huddersfield Town: Goals from Gary Roberts and Doug Loft were not enough as Vale went out of the Carling Cup after a first round defeat to Huddersfield Town.
Port Vale 2-2 Crawley Town
Port Vale 2-2 Crawley Town: Sub Louis Dodds was a last-gasp goal hero as the Valiants began their League Two campaign with a deserved 2-2 home draw with Crawley.
Read the Port Vale v Notts County programme, 1970
We take a leaf through the pages of a 1970 Port Vale programme.
Leaf through the Port Vale promotion souvenir programme, 1983 (part two)
The second of our articles looking through the pages of Port Vale’s souvenir promotion programme celebrating the successful 1982-1983 season – in this feature we look at the player profile pages.
Leaf through the Port Vale promotion souvenir programme, 1983 (part one)
The first of two articles looking through the pages of Port Vale’s souvenir promotion programme celebrating the successful 1982-1983 season.
Cult Hero 15: Ally Brown
Cult hero Ally Brown: was Ally Brown a washed-up veteran striker at the end of his career – or did he still have something to offer?
Cult Hero 03: Bob Newton
We profile Bob Newton, a burly striker, a one season wonder and idol of the terraces.
Cult Hero 02: David Riley
If Ron Futcher (Total Cult number one) was a triumph of a football brain over questionable physique, then David Riley was a triumph of hard graft over questionable talent.
Cult Hero 01: Ron Futcher
Cult hero Ron Futcher: the striker was an explosive mix of mood swings, supreme skill and bad haircuts. He is a worthy entrant to our Cult hall of fame.